Academic Programs Abroad will host the Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday in the Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Harald Leder, director of Academic Programs Abroad and director of LSU Germany, said study abroad programs are not only rewarding for students’ academic careers but also for their futures.
“[Studying abroad] provides you with academic experiences and soft skills that you could not obtain otherwise,” Leder said.
The University’s study abroad programs range from intersessions to an entire academic year.
The trip is lead by Joyce Jackson, director of the African & African American studies program and professor of Anthropology, and Adelaide Russo, professor of French Studies. Students will learn about the history of Haiti and get experience on how to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in an international setting.
Jackson will lead the group in community projects, working with nonprofit organizations, while Russo will teach a French class in which the students will read works from five major Haitian writers to gain insight on Haitian history.
Russo said students will focus on the strength of the Haitian people during crises.
“We also focus on [the] sustainability and resilience of [the] population,” Russo said. “Haiti in 2010 had a horrible earthquake and [Hurricane] Matthew wreaked havoc just 10 days ago” Russo said.
The National Student Exchange program gives students the opportunity to study within the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Students will have the opportunity either to pay University tuition or the tuition of the school they plan to attend.
“Every year we send students to Hawaii, Colorado and Queens College in New York,” said Study Abroad coordinator Marissa Baham. “Sometimes we will send kids to Alaska and sometimes down to Puerto Rico [or] up to Massachusetts.”
Biological engineering sophomore Layah Khalif said studying abroad is valuable all students.
“I want to study abroad,” Khalif said. “I feel like it is a good experience that everyone needs to have.”
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Director of Academic Programs Abroad Harald Leder and mass communication freshman Kate Roy discuss the LSU in Germany program on Oct. 18, 2016 during the Study Abroad Fair in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom in the LSU Student Union.
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The LSU in Germany booth displaying pictures from the trips of past summers on Oct. 18, 2016 in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.
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Students and faculty talk about LSU’s programs abroad on Oct. 18, 2016, in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.
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Students and faculty talk about LSU’s programs abroad on Oct. 18, 2016, in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.
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Students speaking near the academic exchange booths on Oct. 18, 2016 during the Study Abroad Fair in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.
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Students and faculty talk about LSU’s programs abroad on Oct. 18, 2016, in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.
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LSU Arabic instructor Touria Khannous speaking with students about the LSU in Morocco program on Oct. 18, 2016 in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.
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LSU Arabic instructor Touria Khannous speaking with students about the LSU in Morocco program on Oct. 18, 2016 in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.
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Instructor, Director of Academic Programs Abroad, and Director of the LSU in Germany summer program Dr. Harald Leder and freshman mass communications major Kate Roy discussing the LSU in Germany program on Oct. 18, 2016 during the study abroad fair in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom in the LSU Student Union.
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LSU Arabic instructor Touria Khannous speaking with students about the LSU in Morocco program on Oct. 18, 2016 in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.
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